descension noun. [dɪ'sɛnʃ(ǝ)n] Now rare. LME.
[Old French from Latin descensio(n-), from descens- pa. ppl stem of descendere: see DESCEND, -ION.]
1. The action of descending, descent. LME.

2. Descent from an ancestor, lineage. LME-L16.

3. A fall in dignity or status; condescension. LME-L17.

4. A method of distillation in which the vapour was made to distil downwards. LME-M17.

5. Astronomy & Astrology. The descending of a celestial object; a measure of this. Long rare. M16.

■ descensional adjective (rare) E18.

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